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Salads & starters

Hmiss (Tomato and Pepper Salad)

An Algerian salad of tomatoes and roasted peppers, peeled and then slowly stewed in olive oil with garlic and chilli. It is served cool or at room temperature as a side dish, with bread.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

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Nutrition facts

217 kcal per serving

Protein
3.7 g
Carbohydrates
13.7 g
of which sugars
10.5 g
Fat
14.6 g
Fiber
7.2 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Roast the whole peppers over a high flame or under the oven grill, turning them, until the skin blackens.
  2. Put them in a covered bowl or bag for 10 minutes, then peel and deseed them. Cut them into strips.
  3. Blanch the tomatoes for 1 minute, peel, deseed and dice them.
  4. Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan, add the chopped garlic, cumin and chilli, then fry for 1 minute.
  5. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes, until the mixture thickens.
  6. Stir in the peppers, vinegar and finely chopped parsley. Cook for another 5 minutes, then adjust the salt and paprika.

Variations and tips

Served warm on bread. Toast some bread, top with a spoonful of hmiss and a drizzle of olive oil, for a quick meal.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.